Senior Backend Engineer

Summary

Join Uniswap Labs' platform team as a Backend Engineer and contribute to building and maintaining the shared services powering our ecosystem. You will design, develop, and maintain backend systems, write high-quality code, and provide technical leadership. This role requires 6+ years of software engineering experience with a focus on infrastructure and proficiency in TypeScript, Go, or Rust. The position offers the option to be partially or fully remote and includes a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for professional growth. Uniswap Labs is committed to diversity and inclusion, creating a supportive and innovative work environment.

Requirements

• 6+ years of software engineering experience with a focus on infrastructure
• Proficiency in TypeScript, Go, or Rust
• Excellent coding skills, deep understanding of AWS cloud constructs and architecture, algorithms, and strong debugging capabilities
• Design, build, and maintain a large-scale production system on the cloud, ensuring smooth operation and high availability
• Be able to build systems from the ground up, in a 0→1 fashion
• A passion for building scalable, reliable systems that enable high-quality feature development

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend systems that support all shared services at Uniswap Labs
• Write high quality and well tested code, and review code from other team members
• Provide guidance and technical leadership to peers in navigating architectural and coding tradeoffs
• Take charge of driving strategic technical initiatives across engineering pods that impact the entire engineering organization
• Improve developer productivity and system reliability through automation and best practices

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience or a strong interest in infrastructure-as-code tools (Pulumi is a plus)
• Experience with distributed systems, authentication, and developer tooling
• Degree in computer science
• Background in blockchain or DeFi

Benefits

• Company-paid medical, dental, & vision for you and your dependents
• Gym subsidy
• 401(k) with 4% employer contribution
• Annual $1,500 education stipend
• Unlimited and encouraged time off
• Up to 16 weeks paid parental leave
• Home office setup stipend for remote employees
• Daily lunches at NY headquarters